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Willow87
11-23-2010, 10:33 PM
I have plant in a hanging basket. It has fuzzy stems and leaves that look similar to a jade plant. It also has these spike like structure that look like where flowers form or maybe its something else. I thought it was some type of purslane. The leaves are very succulent and so are the stems. i was wondering if someone could ID this for me. Thanks

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38735&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38735)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38736&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38736)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38737&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38737)

Bananaman88
11-24-2010, 11:12 AM
Reminds me a bit of Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra but doesn't seem to be an exact match. Yours seems too pendant to be elephant bush, which is much more upright in habit.

Willow87
11-24-2010, 12:11 PM
I looked at Peperomia tetraphylla, it looks a little similar to that. That' what someone on another forum said it may be

Planter56
11-24-2010, 09:25 PM
It could be a pilea(sp). If there were flowers it would be easier to tell.

Willow87
11-24-2010, 10:19 PM
I need to trim it back because its losing alot of leaves and its messy. I see new growth at the bottom

Jananas Bananas
11-30-2010, 09:01 PM
Check out this picture - looks very close to me!

Portulacaria afra 'foliis variegatis' - Rainbow Bush - Portulacaceae (http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week387.shtml)

~JaNan

Willow87
12-01-2010, 12:12 AM
Thanks Janan. It does look similar to that. I cut it back drastically because it had a lot of leggy growth and i want it fuller.